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shall be employed after the LIST day of Au-
gust, 1887, which amount shall be in full
for the feeding, guarding, and clothing Of
said convicts. and the company shall deposit
with the Treasurer of the Commonwealth
mortgage bonds of said company for the
sum of sit, 600 now owing by said company
for said convicts.
Mr.. Fulkerson said it was important to
pass the bill in order to secure to the State
what is owing.
Mr.. Saunders. of Franklin, did not IN
derstand the bill exactly. and wanted it
passed by for the present.
The bill was, however, passed-ayes, 45;
noes, II.
CENTRAL LUNATIC ASYLUM.
Mr.. Carter's bill appropriating $22, 500 to
enlarge the Central Lunatic Asylum, at Pc
tersburg, came up as the next special Or
der.
Mr.. Echols, of Augusta, advocated the
passage of the bill.
MIR. McCandlish, of Petersburg, said that
now there were two patients in every room,
and some sleeping in cots in the corridors.
To enlarge the asylum was matter of abb
solute necessity.
The bill passed-ayes, 81; noes, Q.
SENATE.-Monday, May 10Th.
The Senate adopted resolution to pay
revisers of the Code 81 per day for work
done during the recess. A similar resolu-
ton in relation to the Debt Commissioners
was also adopted.
The Senate adopted Senate bill to au.
thorise a subscription by the county Of
Chesterfield to the stock of the Petersburg
and Chesterfield Railroad Company and its
branches.
In the Senate to-day Senate bill to pro-
vide compensation to the members of the
special joint committee acting under reso-
luton Of February 8th, 1886, and the &C
countant of said committee came up fol
consideration.
On motion Of Mr. Gordon the bill was
ordered to its engrossment by a unani-
nous vote.
The Senate concurred in House resolu-
tion appropriating money for publishing
and distributing the new Code.
HoUsE.-Monday, May 18th.
A resolution was introduced in the House
to-day shortly after that body convened, by
Mr.. Fulkerson, of Lee, providing for an
adjournment sine die next Friday. The
resolution went over until to- morrow with
out test vote.
THE BILL TO REMOVE TREASURERs IN
CERTAIN CASES.
Mr.. Payne, of Fauquier, called up the
bill reported from Committee for Courts OF
Justice to provide for the removal Of
tIeasurers of counties, cities and towns in
certain cases. The bill provides that the
Governor shall have power to suspend the
treasurer of any county or city of this Com
| monw wealth, or other officer charged with
the collection of the public revenues, for
misbehavior, incapacity or neglect of of
| fetal duty. The bill came up on its en-
grossment, and in advocating the measure
| Mr.. Payne said -
ga desperate remedy for a desperate
| disease is absolutely essential, and l think
, that by some process or other we should
, step the coupon raid upon the Treasury
This is valuable auxiliary to the law now
in operation. If you pass this law you put
| it in the power of the Governor (who ]
know will exercise it wisely and discreetly)
and if the treasurer does not conform to the
law his official head will come off," He
said in conclusion that it was an exact copy
of the Alabama law and he was sure it
would accomplish the object intended.
| Mr.. Munford, of Pittsylvania, moved to
postpone the bill and to make it the special
order for tomorrow. Like all other mat
| tiers pertaining to the debt he did not think
mission reported.
Mr.. Echols, of Augusta, in opposing this
motion, said:
1--WE have been postponing legislation to
| obstruct the coupon the whole of this extra
session in Difference to appeals similar to
the one just made by the gentleman from
Pittsylvania-thatn nothing should be done
until the Debt Commission reports. The
bondholders have not shown this courtesy
and declined during this interim to sell and
urge the tender of coupons, but their agents
have been flooding the State with them re-
CARELESS of the Debt Commission or the
result of it's deliberations. 1, therefore,
Mr.. Speaker, am for proceeding with our
| work and enacting such measures as we
deem necessary to meet the worst contin-
gency. ] am not willing to wait longer,
but to take steps at once to protect our
selves. If the Commission arrive at set.
Element, and trust it will, the legislation
under discussion can do no harm, and
hope that the consideration of the bill of
| fered by the gentleman from Fauquier will
be acted upon now, and that the motion of
the gentleman from Pittsylvania will be
voted down.
| Mr.. Porter (Dem.) and Mr.. Waddill
(Rep.) both held that the proposed law is
unconstitutional. The latter said II am
surprised at the gentleman from Fauquier,
| who comes from that section which prides
itself upon the fact that it is the home OF
the chivalrous and the brave, as it is."-
Subsequently he declared that the measure
was ''illegal, unrighteous, iniquitous and
SINFUL
He then branched off upon discussion
of the political outlook and was interrupted
by Mr.. Payne, who laughingly thanked
the gentleman from Henrico for his solicit
tude for the Democratic party, saying as
he did, 'We are willing to try the measure
anyhow"
Mr.. Mallory (Rep.), of Brunswick, said
it seemed to him that the bill would be a
resort to very high-handed measure.
The House finally agreed to postpone the
consideration of the bill until tomorrow at
12 o'clock.